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G. A. HAMILTON.

TAG AND TAG FASTBNER. No. 302.563. Patented July 29, 1884.

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` GEORGE A. HAMILTON, OF` FORT PLAIN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF TWO- THIRDS TO JOHN H. FULLER AND HENRY O. HIX, BOTH OF SAME PLACE.

TAG A ND TAG-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 302,563, dated July 29, 1884.

Application filed April 26, 1884. (No model.)

To au whom, it may concern,.-

The tag f is of suitable material, such as Be it known that I, GEORGE A. HAMILTON, l stift' hard paper; or it may be wood, metal, or

a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Fort Plain, in the vcounty of Montgomery and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tags and Fasteners therefor, of which the following is a full, clear,

\ and exact description. t

The object of this invention is to provide an efficient means for preventing the loss from .and injury of the markingtags of bolts of texmy invention, in the several figures of which like parts are similarly-designated, Figurel is a perspective View of one end of a board with the tag protruding for use. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same with the tag inserted for transit or disuse, and Fig.4 3 an end view with a different form of fastening.

The board ot maybe of approved form, size, and material, and in one or both ends is made a recess, b, of a depth and width sufficient to receive the desired tag. This recess may be a circular-saw kerf bounded on top, bottom, end, and longitudinal sides by the material of the board, open at the entering end to form a mouth, c, and having a longitudinal opening, d, for the passage ofthe saw hub or shaft. The recess is preferably parallel as to width with the width of the board. As these boards are reused time and again, to prevent breaking and warping of the parts adjacent to the opening d, I may employ the brace orstay c, preferably a piece of wire extended crosswise of the board near itsl end, with its ends bent at an angle and driven into the board to fasten it thereto. If, however, the board be hard and well-seasoned, the brace may be dispensed with as unnecessary, and it is, as a matter of fact, not an essential part of my fastening.

other tag-forming substance, provided with suitable inscriptions to denote origin or man ufacture, and contents of the bolt, style, &c., and containing rulings for keeping an account of sales, so as to avoid unprofltable remnants, which rulings :may extend over on the back. This tag is slotted in the direction of its length, as indicated at g, and, if desirable, the ends of said slot may be re-enforced by metal or other binding, h, such as split eyelets. The tag so constructed is connected permanently but renewably with the board by inserting it in the recess b and driving a staple or double or single pointed tack orpin, t', into the material Vof the board so that it shall project through the slot in the tag. Vhen the brace e and a staple are employed, the staple may straddle the brace, as shown in Figs. l and 2, andbe by it thus stayed. When the tag is thus attached to the board, it may be thrust back into and be wholly inclosed in the recess, and so protected from injury, accidental detachment,

and loss, and be preserved from mutilation in handling the goods. The board is cut away at j, to provide an opening for gaining access to the tag for withdrawing it for inspection from the recess. The depth of the recess in the board'is indicated in dotted lines in Figs. l and 2, and its dimensions are such as to confine the tag snugly within it, while permitting its easy manipulation.

Vhat I claim isl. A combined tag and fastener therefor, consisting of the combination of a recessed bolt-board, a slotted tag arranged therein, and a tack, pin, or staple driven into the board and engaging the slot in the tag, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The recessed bolt-board provided with a cross-stay, combined with the tag having a longitudinal slot, and a pin,y tack, or staple engaging such slotted tag and secured in the board, substantially as described.

3.`The tag provided with a longitudinal slot having re-enforcedcnds, combinedwith a cloth bolt board having a longitudinal recess in the board and engaging the slotted tag, to board Without detachment, substantially as secure it in the said recess and permanently aishown and described. 1o iiX it to the board, substantially as described. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 4. The bolt-board 'provided with a longimy hand this 25th day of April, A. D. 1884-.

5 tudinal recess in its end, combined with a GEORGE A. HAMILTON..

slotted tag inserted therein, and provided Vitnesses:

with a fastener connecting the two, to admit REUBEN Roon, y

of the movement of the tag with respect to the GHARLns H. VEBsTER. 

